Pretty funny, try it yours-elf!
Elf yourself
Cari the Elf
Do it.
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Kona vs. the lawn mowers
Whether it's hand or gas powered, our dog Kona has issues with lawn mowers.
I decided to capture it as best I could-check it:
*No Konas are ever harmed in our mowing adventures...
Gas is bad for the environment! Take that you polluter!
Leave the lawn alone! This is my zone, can't you see my torn up toys!
I decided to capture it as best I could-check it:
*No Konas are ever harmed in our mowing adventures...
Gas is bad for the environment! Take that you polluter!
Leave the lawn alone! This is my zone, can't you see my torn up toys!
Monday, December 04, 2006
Pure Bliss
This past weekend wrapped up quite a whirl-wind tour.
My good friend and Otto made the trip from the heart of Raider Nation, the isle of Alameda, with his son Vander to spend Saturday night with our family and do some riding. And ride we did!
I started off Saturday morning staring at my computer's weather report and hoping it would break 30 degrees before my road ride with the Retrotec/Inglis crew. By 8:50AM we were up to 34 degrees so all the layers went on and off I went. It's a great group ride, not too fast, great conversation and a coffee break in the middle before tackling the bigger climbs and rides. Today was a 20 miler as I had to prepare for Otto and Vander. Sure was nice though, the crisp air really felt great and I warmed up really quick-essentially not needing the bibs, thermal tights, wool jersey and thermal vest...
After the ride it was off to Oaktown and a visit to the Oakland Museum of California to check out a "Fungus Fair". Cari is taking an independent study art class and has been drawing mushrooms, so it was a perfect trip (get it, trip--I'm funny). Her drawings are incredible, and it was fun to look at all the different fungi.
OVS and Vander arrived a little after 7PM and set to meeting the family. After a tour of the west wing of our huge house, Otto and I set off on a nice little night ride-poaching Westwood Hills (directly across the street from my house). It's a fun little place to ride, used to be legal and provided about an hours worth of pretty steep singletrack adventures by an almost full moon and nightrider beams.
Sunday morning was cold again, but we were ready. Curtis met us in front of the house as we were loading the bikes and we planned to pick him up after grabbing gas and bagels. With my Mazda loaded up with 3 bikes on top, we headed over Trinity road (where I will be hanging out to watch the Tour of California come through my backyard in February) to the best trails I have ridden in a long time-Annadel.
Sunday did not disappoint. We met up with some more friends from our road riding crew (Andrew, Larry and more) as well as some local single speed hammers. They were going to guide us around both legally and illegally and I had no idea what an action packed 2.5 hours we were in for. I can not stop grinning and smiling at the shear joy the trails bring and I was far from alone! Everywhere we rode was like a 8" ribbon of trail snaking through some really great areas. It was easily summed up on the ride back with Curtis proclaiming, "Isn't riding bikes just great!". Couldn't have said it better myself.
Looks like I'm heading back again next weekend. Now all I have to do is save up for Retrotec singlespeed...
Even better news was how well Jake and his new buddy Vander got along this weekend. And an even bigger thank you to Cari for willingly volunteering to hang out with two rambuctious 4-5 year olds. The troublesome twosome spent hours building legos and then headed over to westwood hills to hike and look at animal pelts at the Nature Museum. Jake definitely looks forward to more time with his new buddy!
* Very limited pics to follow-we brought the camera, but never wanted to stop riding to shoot-hazard of a great trail I guess!
Here's our group! A quick picture before an incredible descent down Lawndale...
My good friend and Otto made the trip from the heart of Raider Nation, the isle of Alameda, with his son Vander to spend Saturday night with our family and do some riding. And ride we did!
I started off Saturday morning staring at my computer's weather report and hoping it would break 30 degrees before my road ride with the Retrotec/Inglis crew. By 8:50AM we were up to 34 degrees so all the layers went on and off I went. It's a great group ride, not too fast, great conversation and a coffee break in the middle before tackling the bigger climbs and rides. Today was a 20 miler as I had to prepare for Otto and Vander. Sure was nice though, the crisp air really felt great and I warmed up really quick-essentially not needing the bibs, thermal tights, wool jersey and thermal vest...
After the ride it was off to Oaktown and a visit to the Oakland Museum of California to check out a "Fungus Fair". Cari is taking an independent study art class and has been drawing mushrooms, so it was a perfect trip (get it, trip--I'm funny). Her drawings are incredible, and it was fun to look at all the different fungi.
OVS and Vander arrived a little after 7PM and set to meeting the family. After a tour of the west wing of our huge house, Otto and I set off on a nice little night ride-poaching Westwood Hills (directly across the street from my house). It's a fun little place to ride, used to be legal and provided about an hours worth of pretty steep singletrack adventures by an almost full moon and nightrider beams.
Sunday morning was cold again, but we were ready. Curtis met us in front of the house as we were loading the bikes and we planned to pick him up after grabbing gas and bagels. With my Mazda loaded up with 3 bikes on top, we headed over Trinity road (where I will be hanging out to watch the Tour of California come through my backyard in February) to the best trails I have ridden in a long time-Annadel.
Sunday did not disappoint. We met up with some more friends from our road riding crew (Andrew, Larry and more) as well as some local single speed hammers. They were going to guide us around both legally and illegally and I had no idea what an action packed 2.5 hours we were in for. I can not stop grinning and smiling at the shear joy the trails bring and I was far from alone! Everywhere we rode was like a 8" ribbon of trail snaking through some really great areas. It was easily summed up on the ride back with Curtis proclaiming, "Isn't riding bikes just great!". Couldn't have said it better myself.
Looks like I'm heading back again next weekend. Now all I have to do is save up for Retrotec singlespeed...
Even better news was how well Jake and his new buddy Vander got along this weekend. And an even bigger thank you to Cari for willingly volunteering to hang out with two rambuctious 4-5 year olds. The troublesome twosome spent hours building legos and then headed over to westwood hills to hike and look at animal pelts at the Nature Museum. Jake definitely looks forward to more time with his new buddy!
* Very limited pics to follow-we brought the camera, but never wanted to stop riding to shoot-hazard of a great trail I guess!
Here's our group! A quick picture before an incredible descent down Lawndale...
Monday, November 27, 2006
Gooble, Gooble
Turkey day has come and gone in the Prosser-Roughley household and better way to spend 4 work free days could not have been found. It's nice to be off work and at home with your family and growing 4 year old son (who ends pretty much every thing with "Of course...").
It was also a great way to get some long over-due riding in so we jumped at the chance. Thursday found us saddling up at Alston -Cari, Jake, Uncle David and I were trying to make a new tradition of riding on T-day. I was a little bummed that we missed out on the Fairfax ride with Curtis and 300 other MTB'rs, but the family thing was really awesome. Cari got to see first hand how fast Jake and I (I mean Luke and Han Solo) can go around Alston. Pretty sure it was a bit of a nail biter for her at first, but she warmed up. Cari also spent part of the ride trying to ride in SS gearing in anticipation of her new ride. I recommended something around 32X18, 19 or 20, believe she settled into 32x18 and was able to do most of it. Awesome! More practice and we will be off and riding elsewhere when her Surly is built up.
Friday was a slower day, I headed out into the freezing cold on my road bike and did a little Carneros action, just to keep the turkey flowing right.
Saturday I teamed up with a former Sunrace guy-Tony and headed to Annadel in Santa Rosa. I did not know what to expect as the last time I rode there was like 12 years ago, and I assumed it was a fire road climb, a technical descent and basically pretty short. Boy was I wrong! Tony is a strong rider and we set out to basically just cruise along to some trails he know. I kept seeing so many places I have ridden in this park. Parts of it reminded me of Recliner up in whiskeytown, while others reminded me of Tsali and Pisgah in NC (thanks Kirby). Overall, it was some of the sweetest, fastest singletrack I have had the honor of rolling over and I WILL be heading back quite often.
Jake looking sweet all cleaned up and dapper...
Jake and the Thanksgiving Uke-After I said it was Hawaiian, Jake went around telling everyone HE was Hawaiian!
Come on little buddy-you gotta help Daddy pedal on the hills!
The "Big" hill in the back of Alston where Han and Luke really let 'er rip!
Cari catches us in the act of speeding!
It was also a great way to get some long over-due riding in so we jumped at the chance. Thursday found us saddling up at Alston -Cari, Jake, Uncle David and I were trying to make a new tradition of riding on T-day. I was a little bummed that we missed out on the Fairfax ride with Curtis and 300 other MTB'rs, but the family thing was really awesome. Cari got to see first hand how fast Jake and I (I mean Luke and Han Solo) can go around Alston. Pretty sure it was a bit of a nail biter for her at first, but she warmed up. Cari also spent part of the ride trying to ride in SS gearing in anticipation of her new ride. I recommended something around 32X18, 19 or 20, believe she settled into 32x18 and was able to do most of it. Awesome! More practice and we will be off and riding elsewhere when her Surly is built up.
Friday was a slower day, I headed out into the freezing cold on my road bike and did a little Carneros action, just to keep the turkey flowing right.
Saturday I teamed up with a former Sunrace guy-Tony and headed to Annadel in Santa Rosa. I did not know what to expect as the last time I rode there was like 12 years ago, and I assumed it was a fire road climb, a technical descent and basically pretty short. Boy was I wrong! Tony is a strong rider and we set out to basically just cruise along to some trails he know. I kept seeing so many places I have ridden in this park. Parts of it reminded me of Recliner up in whiskeytown, while others reminded me of Tsali and Pisgah in NC (thanks Kirby). Overall, it was some of the sweetest, fastest singletrack I have had the honor of rolling over and I WILL be heading back quite often.
Jake looking sweet all cleaned up and dapper...
Jake and the Thanksgiving Uke-After I said it was Hawaiian, Jake went around telling everyone HE was Hawaiian!
Come on little buddy-you gotta help Daddy pedal on the hills!
The "Big" hill in the back of Alston where Han and Luke really let 'er rip!
Cari catches us in the act of speeding!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Dear Santa...
...If you think I have been good this year, I only ask for the little things, like some jersey's and stuff from my new drool-worthiest company-Rapha. Makes my Assos bibs look like rags and my Swobo jersey's like Hanes Beefy Tees...
Please Santa, I promise I'll be gooder.
Your pal-
Kenny
PS: Oh yeah and a Garmin Edge 305 so I always know where I am going...
PPS: Here is the website(you have internet right Santa?)-Probably need a size large now that my belly is bigger...
Rapha
Real attention to detail and wool...sigh...I dreama the Rapha gear...Now how to convince Cari that I NEED a $200 short sleeve jersey...
When even a cotton tee shirt cost $50, this little indian will have to look only...
Beep, Beep, Beep...Need more tech gear, NEED more tech gear!
Please Santa, I promise I'll be gooder.
Your pal-
Kenny
PS: Oh yeah and a Garmin Edge 305 so I always know where I am going...
PPS: Here is the website(you have internet right Santa?)-Probably need a size large now that my belly is bigger...
Rapha
Real attention to detail and wool...sigh...I dreama the Rapha gear...Now how to convince Cari that I NEED a $200 short sleeve jersey...
When even a cotton tee shirt cost $50, this little indian will have to look only...
Beep, Beep, Beep...Need more tech gear, NEED more tech gear!
Monday, November 20, 2006
Criss Cross Applesauce
Sunday Jake, cari and I packed up the Prosser family Truckster (Cari's Element) and headed to Es Eff to check out the Super Prestige Cyclocross race and ride around in the park a bit. It was pretty cool, we were dialed in to meet up with Curtis, Grady and Johnoss (with Johnoss bailing at the last minute) to check out the suffering and see the DFL'ers rooting on the riders with PBR cans stuffed with dollar bills on the rough sections.
Jake was loving the trail-a-bike and only wanted to do more dirt ridin', who was I to deny the boy! I was suffering a bit on the single speed, but it was worth it to hear him whoop and holler for "more dirt"! We hit up some single tracks and paths and then the time cam eto head back to Napa-dude.
Jake slept on the way home and was ready for more ridin' later on at Alston Park near our house. I have dreams, ambitions, to host a cross series at this park, it's perfect, wide, pretty smooth packed trails, a litle paved section and some ruts and technical bits would make a great, fast course and it's hella™ spectator friendly.
Anywho, Jake and I again saddled up and off we went. I have been mountain biking for about 15 years and nothing compared to hearing your 4 year old son tell you "This is what it's all about" after flying down a pretty big hill and snaking around on the single track. He was loving it and so was I. Little dude really has balance and a ton of fun on the dirt.
We're going again this week!
Check it:
Aunt Grady (as Jake knows him) and Cari talkin' about riding.
Cold kickin' it on the course. I can not believe Grady was going on a long road ride in Marin sans helmet-NOT smart.
PBR and a dollar--Cyclocross pro salary.
Some hot racing action on the DFL hill.
Our sweet rides...
Jake jumpin' for joy off the Element's tailgate-post ride
Jake was loving the trail-a-bike and only wanted to do more dirt ridin', who was I to deny the boy! I was suffering a bit on the single speed, but it was worth it to hear him whoop and holler for "more dirt"! We hit up some single tracks and paths and then the time cam eto head back to Napa-dude.
Jake slept on the way home and was ready for more ridin' later on at Alston Park near our house. I have dreams, ambitions, to host a cross series at this park, it's perfect, wide, pretty smooth packed trails, a litle paved section and some ruts and technical bits would make a great, fast course and it's hella™ spectator friendly.
Anywho, Jake and I again saddled up and off we went. I have been mountain biking for about 15 years and nothing compared to hearing your 4 year old son tell you "This is what it's all about" after flying down a pretty big hill and snaking around on the single track. He was loving it and so was I. Little dude really has balance and a ton of fun on the dirt.
We're going again this week!
Check it:
Aunt Grady (as Jake knows him) and Cari talkin' about riding.
Cold kickin' it on the course. I can not believe Grady was going on a long road ride in Marin sans helmet-NOT smart.
PBR and a dollar--Cyclocross pro salary.
Some hot racing action on the DFL hill.
Our sweet rides...
Jake jumpin' for joy off the Element's tailgate-post ride
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Eye C
Just picked up some new specs this morning-first pair in 5 years!
Sweet pair of Oakleys, oh if I was only still in the bike industry, I'd be as cool as Skippy...Well at least my prescription went DOWN instead of up and these things fit my melon better than the previous pair. Plus I like 'em!
Yo, Yo, Yo! Pretty fly for a white guy. You'll have to use your sweet photoshop (or MS Paint) skills to cut and paste onto any pics you have of me, since I don't have a camera to show you the real thing (right now)...
Sweet pair of Oakleys, oh if I was only still in the bike industry, I'd be as cool as Skippy...Well at least my prescription went DOWN instead of up and these things fit my melon better than the previous pair. Plus I like 'em!
Yo, Yo, Yo! Pretty fly for a white guy. You'll have to use your sweet photoshop (or MS Paint) skills to cut and paste onto any pics you have of me, since I don't have a camera to show you the real thing (right now)...
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